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To lessen the courage of, something that is causing anxiety
Looking up at the mountain, the hike seemed daunting |
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A situation in which n agreement cannot be made, a perfect match
The councillors reached a deadlock on the law |
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The pieces left over after destruction
Pieces of debris from the fire were found down the street |
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To make less difficult, to make less dangerous
Negotiators were able to defuse the arising situation |
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A situation with a difficult final decision
She had a dilemma over which dress to wear to the dance |
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To free from entanglement, to separate
It took a while to disentangle her necklace |
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To publicly disagree with official opinion
Anyone who dissented could speak at that time |
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Lacking restraint, someone who's way of living is morally wrong
He was a dissolute Prince |
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To cause something to fade or disappear
A memory effaced by time |
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Successful/well known, standing above in quality
There are many eminent surgeons on staff currently |
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Acting or moving irregularly, unusual movements/behaviour
Because of your erratic attendance, you are suspended for a week |
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To get rid of something bad or evil, to force evil to leave
He was asked to exorcise that word from his vocabulary |
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The act of forcing someone to leave a place
In yoga, we focus on the expulsion of air from our lungs |
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To make something up, to create something used to trick people
She was accused of fabricating data |
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Destined to do something
The character fated to die young |
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A mock blow or attack to trick an opponent
The boxer feinted right and then jabbed left |
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Inferior but readily available material, used for heavy demand
Her friend's stories make good fodder for the gossip column |
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To strengthen by building military defences, to make stronger
It was a city fortified by high walls |
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To deceive or trick someone
Don't be hoodwinked when it comes to email scams |
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